The Best Way To Play MGS1 on PC (2021)

In this video I compare the PC version of MGS1 to emulation. I use the Duckstation PS1 emulator, which is great. I will also be making a review on the Master Collection Vol. 1 version of Metal Gear Solid, so subscribe to make sure you don't miss it!

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#MGS #Emulation #PC #HideoKojima #MetalGearSolid #Duckstation #Mednafen #BeetlePSX #PS1 #PSX #PCGaming

[nothanks]

Can't wait to try this. My first mgs game was the phantom pain and I loved it. Just finished revengance and what a soundtrack! Can't wait to play through the whole series :)

[sulphurous]

I've been wanting to play this game myself for years and this guide is definitely going to help, thanks.

[SoarPro]

Amazing tutorial. That helped me set up MGS1 in HD on Duckstation! Nice job.

[forresthunter]

I would really appreciate a tutorial video! Just discovered to channel last night and am loving these port comparisons.

[ContraWolf]

I never heard of duckstation until I got this video recommended to me Last Summer.

This is one of the best videos that has ever been recommended to me. Thank you for making this :)

[evilvg]

A must-watch video for anyone wants to experience MGS1 again! Especially for Steam Deck/Ally users

[averyplaysguitar]

Wait a minute I only just realised now that it says you have 271 subscribers... is that right? That can't be right. Your videos are so well made and get a great amount of views, I'm in disbelief that you're not far bigger. You definitely deserve far more attention and praise.

[Freelancer]

There should've also been a comparison to the PC version with all the fixes people have made throughout the years. Like, the bilinear stuff is literally fixed with a simple command-line being added to the permissions of the game for example. Not saying it's a perfect fix-all thing for the PC version, but it seems silly to leave out an obvious option of the fan fixes that have existed for years when comparing the versions

[Toschez]

Duckstation’s geometry correction, upscaling, and downsampling for me. What you get is the the PS1 resolution with antialiasing but without a wobble. More importantly, without jarring juxtaposition between 3D and 2D elements.

[stinkystealthysloth]

When you do an updated video, please dont forget about the PC fan fixes again, especially the 16x9 mode.

[james_nolan]

Thank you for the video! I agree and I wish the PC version was better. With Beetle PSX and DuckStation, there is a way to eliminate the texture wobble completely, however it breaks the game lol so it is basically unusable, there are PGXP options for Memory only or Memory + CPU. Memory only is stable and it eliminates texture wobble in most games, but MGS1 Is one of the few games that requires Memory + CPU to eliminate the wobble and that option is very buggy. Hopefully the developers are able to fix that.

[tanxenx]

When I played the PC version around 10 years ago, the FMV cutscenes wouldn't even work. They were static white boxes the entire time as the audio and dialogue played in the background.
Praise the emulator.

[Zombieflesh]

first game i bought when i got a job at 16....when we would go to walmart for shopping trips i would play the ps1 demo over and over and knew i had to own it

[samiRetro]

the only thing that bother me about duckstation it has no framebuffers effect to disable those blury cutscenes just like ePSXe
but the last one is no match for duckstation !, the font is just sux .
PC version only Win in font nothing else !
You are the best ! keep going like this

[NoName-oytk]

Yea I have the GOG version and frustrating part is most youtube tutorials give the 'alternate strategy' to defeat Psycho Mantis. Even though that strategy you are guaranteed to not get Big Boss rank that way. Having to defeat Psycho Mantis by keyboard is a bit tedious. Especially since when you are complete, you just go back to probably using controller anyways.

[tosa]

Great video. Was looking exactly for this and you've covered everything in a really good way
Got yourself a sub :D

[KasumiRINA]

3:40 sorry but right side looks like a blurry mess. And FMVs on PSX version are cropped, PC has full wide shots. Sounds do need a user patch to fix.

[MythionVR]

Not sure if anyone has requested it yet, but I would absolutely love a tutorial video for Medmafen! I love the PS1 look instead of upscaled.

[Sabbalab]

I've only ever played Metal Gear Solid from the PC port. I had no idea it was so bad.
Hopefully the Master Collection is better.

EDIT: Started replaying the game using ePSXe. I'd switch to DuckStation, but I'm so used to ePSXe. You're right though, the PlayStation version is better.

2nd EDIT: ePSXe wouldn't recognise the second controller no matter what I did and I got stuck on Psycho Mantis. I switched to DuckStation. Not only did it work, but it's much less restricting too. With ePSXe, you couldn't change any setting while a game was loaded, but you couldn't stop the game either. You had to quit ePSXe and reload it. DuckStation made it so much easier to change settings.

You are so wise and smart.

[talalabalkhail]

thx bro ily i hope your pillow is cold on both sides